eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
distant look; faraway look
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
clothes; clothing; garments
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
(United States of) America; USA
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food